Ten Adams Engages CPI | Workflow + Architecture Facilitation
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Portland, OR, October 11, 2021 —Ten Adams has re-engaged CPI for Ideal Client Engagement Models, Workflow Design + Visualization, Campaign Architecture Review and Project Architecture Facilitation. “We are pleased to...
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Ideabar Engages CPI – Agency Performance Audit
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Portland, OR, September 13, 2021 — Ideabar has engaged CPI for an Agency Performance Audit and Technology Deployment Roadmap.  The goal of the audit is to provide leadership with a...
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Metropolitan Group Engages CPI | Workamajig® System Setup + Accounting Conversion
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Portland, OR, August 9, 2021 – Metropolitan Group has engaged CPI for a Workamajig Deployment and Accounting Conversion. The goal of the engagement will be to ensure that the rollout...
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Marriner Marketing Engages CPI | Workamajig® Audit + Training Support
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Portland, OR, July 6, 2021 — Maryland-based Marriner Marketing has engaged Creative Performance Inc. (CPI) to conduct a Workamajig Performance Audit and provide ongoing training and support.  Beginning with a...
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TribalVision Engages CPI | Agency Performance Audit + Workflow
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Portland, OR, April 26, 2021 — New England-based TribalVision has engaged Creative Performance Inc. (CPI) to conduct an Agency Performance Audit, followed by Agency Workflow development and a Project Management Rollout with...
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West Edge Collective Engages CPI | Workamajig® Performance Audit + Training
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Portland, OR, March 3, 2021 — Cheyenne, WY-based West Edge Collective has engaged Creative Performance Inc. (CPI) to conduct Workamajig Project Management and Accounting Training.  Beginning with a Workamajig system...
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Cheree Berry Paper Engages CPI | PM Training
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Portland, OR, February 18, 2021 — St. Louis, MO-based Cheree Berry Paper (CBP) has hired Creative Performance Inc. (CPI) to facilitate best practice Project Management Training for their growing Project...
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PPP Round 2: More Than Just Payroll
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Portland, OR, February 17, 2021 —By now, you’ve likely heard about the SBA’s second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) being open to businesses…but did you know that this second...
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DNA Seattle Engages CPI | Workamajig® Performance Audit
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Portland, OR, December 10, 2020 — DNA Seattle has engaged CPI for a Workamajig Performance Audit.  The goal of the audit is to provide leadership with the detailed data necessary...
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The Hybrid Agency Tango: Part 6
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Excerpts from Henry Stewart Seminar with Vanessa Vollum Edwards Welcome to the final installment of the Hybrid Agency Tango! As a quick reminder, the 1st blog post focused on an...
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The Hybrid Agency Tango: Part 5
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Excerpts from Henry Stewart Seminar with Vanessa Vollum Edwards Welcome to Part 5 of the Hybrid Agency Tango! As a quick reminder, the 1st blog post focused on an introduction to...
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Ten Adams Engages CPI | Roles and Responsibilities Audit, Design + Rollout
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Portland, OR, October 6, 2020 —Ten Adams, based in Evansville, IN, has engaged Creative Performance Inc. (CPI) to help audit, standardize and clarify Account Management + Project Management roles and...
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The Hybrid Agency Tango: Part 4
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Excerpts from Henry Stewart Seminar with Vanessa Vollum Edwards Welcome to Part 4 of the Hybrid Agency Tango! As a quick reminder, the 1st blog post focused on an introduction...
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The Hybrid Agency Tango: Part 3
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Excerpts from Henry Stewart Seminar with Vanessa Vollum Edwards Welcome to Part 3 of the Hybrid Agency Tango! As a quick reminder, the 1st blog post focused on an introduction...
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Trilix Engages CPI | Workamajig® Performance Audit
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Portland, OR, August 12, 2020 — Des Moines-based Trilix has engaged Creative Performance Inc. (CPI) to conduct a Workamajig Performance Audit.  The goal of the audit is to provide Trilix’s...
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The Hybrid Agency Tango: Part 2
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Excerpts from Henry Stewart Seminar with Vanessa Vollum Edwards Welcome back to Part 2 of The Hybrid Agency Tango!  In the first part of the series we talked about the...
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The Hybrid Agency Tango: Part 1
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Excerpts from Henry Stewart Seminar with Vanessa Vollum Edwards The In-House Agency (IHA) model is important, it’s evolving and it is here to stay. From my perspective, there have been...
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Henry Stewart Webinar: The Hybrid Agency Tango
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Deltek and The Henry Stewart Group host Vanessa Vollum Edwards, to discuss her philosophy on The Hybrid Agency Model. During this conversation, Vanessa will provide a detailed breakdown of the...
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Cheree Berry Paper Engages CPI | Workamajig® Redeployment
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Portland, OR, June 24, 2020 — The Cheree Berry Paper (CBP) team, located in St. Louis, has engaged CPI to redeploy their Workamajig platform to help prepare them for future...
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Adweek Webinar: From Defense to Offense
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Portland, OR, June 18, 2020 — Vanessa has been invited to speak at an Adweek event, co-hosted by Deltek, to share her experiences helping Agency leadership through the most difficult...
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Fingerpaint Engages CPI | Workamajig® Deployment and Training
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Portland, OR, June 4, 2020 — Fingerpaint Marketing has engaged CPI for a Workamajig Deployment of their newest entity, 1798.  The goal of the engagement will be to ensure that...
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Part 3: COVID-19 – Managing Your Agency in Crisis
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Portland, OR, May 14, 2020 — In the third and final part of the COVID-19 series, Vanessa focuses specifically on agencies that enjoyed a solid financial position prior to COVID-19. ...
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McGarrah Jessee Engages CPI | Workamajig® Accounting and System Setup Audit
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Portland, OR, April 6, 2020 — Austin, TX-based McGarrah Jessee (McJ) has engaged Creative Performance Inc. to perform a Workamajig Accounting + System Setup Audit.  The goal of the audit...
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Part 2: COVID-19 – Managing Your Agency in Crisis
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Portland, OR, March 27, 2020 — In the second part of this series, Vanessa takes a deep dive into how COVID-19 is impacting our industry and wreaking havoc in the...
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Part 1: COVID-19 – Managing Your Agency in Crisis
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Portland, OR, March 19, 2020 — In this series, Vanessa takes a deep dive into how COVID-19 is impacting our industry and wreaking havoc in the global economy.  She contends...
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Deltek Interviews Vanessa Vollum Edwards for Women’s History Month
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Portland, OR, March 6, 2020 — Vanessa was honored to be recently interviewed by Deltek, a leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses, as part...
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Deltek Interviews Vanessa Vollum Edwards for Women’s History Month
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Portland, OR, March 6, 2020 — Vanessa was honored to be recently interviewed by Deltek, a leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses, as part...
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The Real Reason Why PM & PMO’s Fail in Agencies
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Portland, OR, February 4, 2020 — For the last decade, my team and I have helped over a hundred agencies and in-house, through complex organizational change, deploy integrated agency management...
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Part 3: Preparing Your Agency for a 2020 Recession
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Portland, OR, January 6, 2020 — In Part 3 of “Preparing your Agency for a 2020 Recession” Vanessa Vollum explores what Agency leadership should be focusing on as the current...
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AgencyStory® – BI Solution for Agency Leadership
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Portland, OR, October 18, 2019 — Introducing AgencyStory® a patent pending business intelligence solution designed specifically for the marketing services industry. Developed by Creative Performance Inc. (CPI), a leading consultancy...
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